The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-09-16
TOWNS WITH ODD NAMES.
Eoee nsrieity steps ia with All the
states when Patriotism Runs Short.

States when Patriotism Runs snoss.
New York Mail and Express
When the people of town IN tins
country set about naming their Postottce
there seems to be no limitation put upon
them by Uncle Sam, except that there
cannot be more than one Postotfice OF the
same name iu the same State. The Pres-
idents have all been honored. Washing
ton leads the list with 80, Jackson fol-
lows with %. The hero OF New Orleans,
however, bests the Father OF his Country
in the number of names derived from his
name, he having Al, while there are only
II for Washington. But there are %
Mount Vernons. against 0 Hermtages
and 20 Montcellos. Jefferson Is honored
with 25, and 10 derivatives. There are
26 Monroes, % derivatives; 2f hadlsous,
2L derivatives; Adams. IL. derivatives,
30; Harrison l., IS derivatives; Tippe'
canoes aud Tyler too. A.; Van Buren, IL;
Taylor, 81, SO derivatives; Polk, 4;
Pierce, 4; FILLMORE. i6; Buchanan IL.
Lincoln q, derivatives Ia; Johuson s,
Grant lG, derivatives 20; Hayes S, Car
field 25, Arthur 10 aud Cleveland Is.
The list begins aud ends equally well,
having eleven Alphas and eleven Omegas,
with a Genesis, one Man and one Eve.
There is an Eye in North Carolina aud
an Earling ia Iowa. There is one Foot
print on four Sands OF two Times There
are three Laws. one Fee, but not law
yer. Ohio has an Africa and Penusyl-
vania a Congo. a Fish Hook is aptly
located in Pike county, Illinois. There
is Fact in Kansas aud Fancy 10 North
Carolina, Fairy 10 Texas and two Fsys.
Minnesota has Faith and Kansas Fame.
Alabama appears to have had hard'time
at one period. for she has named one
office Fail and another Slipup, while
Louisiana has q Hard Times Landing,
Texas IN Exile, Florida Car, Georgia
aCraue Eater, Tennessee a Miser. Mis-.
souri, a Mirabite. California. .Gazelle,
Georgia Drone. Ohio Delightful, North
Carolina Lovely. Indiana Corrects, Mis-.
souri, Useful. Washington Useless. Ar
kansas Delay, Tennessee Speck, South
Carolina Dutchman, Georgia Duck,
Missouri Lingo, Tennessee Aunt, Penn
sylyania a Crumb Georgia aud North
Carolina each an Alligator, Montana an
Anaconda, California an Angels Camp,
Texas Baby Head, Oregon Bake Oven,
Florida Banana. An eatiug-house sta
tion in Indiana is called Aldine. There
are three Bachelors, with a Bachelors
Hall in Virginia and Bachelors Retreat
in South Carolina Texas has q Dime
Box. Alabama Dug. Kansas Dun,
Wisconsin Dry Bone, Georgia Hard
Cash. Pennsylvania Bullion, Ken
lucky Hard Money and Alabama
a Dollar. Texas says Glory, Ken
tucky. Goforth. Missouri, Good
night, Texas Good Luck. Oregon
has Glad Tidings. Texas Graball, Arkan.
sas and West Virginia each have Gin,
South Carolina has a Bonnet. Georgia q
Hat ana Hatotf, Kentucky Habit Ten
nessee Hatmaker, Kentucky has Hon
esty, Texas Ditto, Florida Hanover,
Tennessee Pokeberry; Nebraska Hump
back, Pennsylvania Husband, Alabama
Widowa, Tennessee Help. Texas Eay-
rick. There ia a Total Wreck in Arizona,
Trump 10 Tennessee, Worms in Dakota,
a Viper ia Kentucky, Nox' poptli IN
Texas. Sodom in Ohi6p Nultare in Ariao.